Key facts
- Type
- Japanese castle
- Controlled by
- Horio clan (1611–1633), Kyōgoku clan (1633–1637), Matsudaira clan (1637–1927), City of Matsue (1927–present)
- Height
- 30 metres
- Built
- 1607–1611 ; 415 years ago ( 1611 )
- Built by
- Horio Yoshiharu
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Matsue
- Founded by
- Horio Tadauji
- Owned by
- Horio Yoshiharu
- Material used
- wood
- Official website
- www.matsue-castle.jp
- Image
- Matsue castle01bs4592.jpg
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- date of official opening
- 1611-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1871-00-00
- Commons category
- Matsue Castle
- inception
- 1607-01-01
- replaces
- Gassantoda Castle
- native label
- 千鳥城
- fee
- 400
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Encyclopedic overview
Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsue-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first daimyō of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period. Ownership was passed to the Izumo branch of the Kyōgoku in 1633 and then the Matsudaira, a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan, in 1637. The Matsudaira donated Matsue Castle to the city of Matsue in 1927.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matsue Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.